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Director of Public Safety Ron Sams steps down from post

Director of Public Safety Ron Sams makes a brief statement to the officers promoted during a ceremony at City Hall. (Photo: Kirsten Fiscus/Advertiser)

Ron Sams, Montgomery's director of public safety, has resigned from his position, according to a news release.

Sams, who was hired by the city in 2010 as the director of city investigations was named the director of public safety by former Mayor Todd Strange in 2017. He came to the city after serving nearly 37 years on active duty and retiring as an Air Force lieutenant general.

The position was first created in 2010 when Montgomery Fire/Rescue, Police and Emergency Communications were consolidated under an umbrella Department of Public Safety. The City/County Emergency Management Agency was brought into the fold in 2012.

"I would like to thank Ron for his service to the residents of Montgomery during his years at the Office of City Investigations and for the last few years as Director of Public Safety," Mayor Steven Reed was quoted as saying in the release. "I wish him well in his future endeavors."

The release did not say why Sams resigned, but did say Reed "is in the process of evaluating all City Departments in light of the financial downturn created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sams was making just over $132,000 annually in the position, according to public records published on the city's website.